01410nam a2200217Ia 4500 CTU_236013 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 745.726 M434 Matsuda, Gonroku The book of urushi : Japanese lacquerware from a master = Urushi no hanashi Gonroku Matsuda ; supervised by Kazumi Murose ; translated by Michael Brase and Makiko Komada. Tokyo, Japan Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture 2019 The present book, written more than fifty years ago by the Living National Treasure Matsuda Gonroku, has long been a must-read for collectors, researchers, and laypeople. It is the “bible” of urushi, covering every conceivable aspect of the subject. It includes some fifty full-color illustrations of masterpieces honored by history and masterworks by Matsuda himself. The present edition has been supervised by Murose Kazumi, a disciple of Matsuda’s and a Living National Treasure in his own right. His foreword enables the reader to acquire a broader understanding of the contents of the book and gain a deeper appreciation of its value and impact on the world of urushi. Lacquer and lacquering,Sơn mài và sơn mài Japan. Tuyến Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ